RR vs PBKS, IPL 2024: Skipper Sam Curran, Bowlers Lead PBKS To Five-Wicket Win Over Rajasthan Royals

Sam Curran scored 63 not out off 41 balls versus RR on Wednesday. © BCCI Skipper Sam Curran played the lead act striking a well-paced fifty and taking 2 wickets, as Punjab Kings consigned Rajasthan Royals to a five-wicket defeat in their IPL match in Guwahati on Wednesday. The target was a simple 145, however Kings made heavy weather condition of it on a slow track here however Curran (63 not out, 41b, 5×4, 3×6) had a calm head and abilities to raise them to their 5th win of the season. PBKS made 145/5 in 18.5 overs. The Englishman got great assistance from Jitesh Sharma (22, 20b) as the set included 63 runs in a proficient 5th wicket collaboration. For Royals, it was their 4th defeat on the trot, however they stayed 2nd on the table with 16 points with a credentials to the playoffs to boot with. The Kings’ chase started on an unsteady note as they lost Prabhsimran Singh in the very first over itself to Trent Boult. Larger shocks were in shop as an outstanding Avesh Khan (2/28) scalped 2 wickets in the 5th over. The right-arm pacer initially plucked the essential wicket of Rilee Rossouw, who played some strong shots in his 13-ball 22, and after that rejected in-form Shashank Singh for a two-ball naught. Shashank stopped working to link a fuller, straighter one from Avesh while trying a flick, and the 141 kmph shipment thudded on his bat. Shashank did not even trouble to utilize DRS as he left. Punjab got some ground through the alliance in between Curran and Jitesh, who smoked R Ashwin for 2 6s. Curran too provided a dosage of penalty to the veteran offie, lofting him for a terrific 6 over additional cover. The progressing stand was snapped by Yuzvendra Chahal (2/31), leaving PBKS at 111 for 5 in the 16th over. Curran and Ashutosh Sharma (17 not out, 11 balls) knocked off the staying runs without more drama. Previously, in spite of a well-tuned 48 from regional hero Riyan Parag, RR resisted a variety of precise bowlers on a rather sluggish pitch, meandering to a crappy 144 for 9. R Ashwin (28, 19b, 3×4, 1×6) and Parag (48, 34, 6×4) trie
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